Question 1

Which is bigger, DUK or PCG?

Accepted Answer

Duke Energy Corporation is the larger company — market cap $94.6B vs $39.2B for PG&E Corporation.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, DUK or PCG?

Accepted Answer

DUK keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 15.8% vs 11.8% for PCG.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, DUK or PCG?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, PCG trades at a lower P/E — 9.1 vs 18.0 for DUK. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, DUK or PCG?

Accepted Answer

DUK yields 3.58% vs 1.48% for PCG.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — DUK or PCG?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, DUK leads 6 of 11 comparable metrics and PCG leads 5. StockCV rates DUK “Strained” and PCG “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	DUK	PCG
Price	$121.35	$13.06
Market cap	$94.6B	$39.2B
Revenue (TTM)	$33.3B	$25.8B
Revenue growth	+3.9%	+4.8%
Net margin	15.8%	11.8%
Free cash flow	-$4.27B	-$4.26B
Net cash (debt)	($82.5B)	($59.3B)
1-year price return	-4.7%	-20.8%
P/E	18.0	9.1
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	95%	99%
Dividend yield	3.58%	1.48%
Return on equity	10%	10%
Altman Z-score	0.56	0.43
CV checks passed	8 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	26,441	29,000

Duke Energy Corporation vs PG&E Corporation